Opinions/ advice on paint work. F430

How much approx to get the bumper, hood and fenders painted?

 

On mine, it was $8900 (ouch) for bumper, hood and fenders including removal of headlights, shields, front/side grills, painting the air inlets and installing skid plates. Took 3 weeks.

 

Steve,

That sounds correct. My painter’s meter was as big and similarly proportioned as a medium-sized book and included several standards for calibration. It was marketed by Akzo Nobel which also produces his favorite paint, Akzo Nobel Sikkens. The paint is pricey at about $700 a gallon, but Joe swears by it and I am impressed with the results.

Yes, OCD can be a curse, but, as said, once one (OK, me) see’s that mismatch, one just cannot ignore it any longer. So, I say make it right and then you aren’t required to “live with it”. A good match would then not require “stories” (or a price reduction) for a sale of the car.

My painter (Joe Hall, Moore, OK) charged $2025 to repair and repaint both rocker panels and the front bumper. I removed and stripped all three parts before delivery to him, then re-installed after the re-paint. I also had him refinish the semi-gloss black paint under the hood and the front door jambs which were flaking, on the car and in a separate operation for $3800.

Tom
2007 F430F1 Coupé (Izzy)

 

Steve,

I think he did remove the doors as it is quite tight in there if you don't. The area needed a lot of preparation to assure the new paint didn't just flake off like the original. Joe definitely understands that preparation and cleanliness is 90 percent of a good paint job.

(Probably the original) dealer mounted the rear license plate holder too high and off center, so Joe also repainted the trapezoid-shaped area where the rear plate goes and polished the whole car after doing the three black areas in that $3800 job.

Tom
2007 F430F1 Coupé (Izzy)

 

Ferrari of Houston quoted me $5000 for the same, less the skid plates, which should only be about one hour of labor with the bumper off of the car.

Stunning that an independent would be so much more than a dealership!

 

Just repainted the entire body of my 2005 spider.
There were blistering under the paint on the edge of 4 panels (see photos), plus dents and stone chips.

Also plan to open the headlights and get the inside polished.
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I used Stuarts for the paint,, it ran $4000

Used invisabra, and very happy with the look.

 

Prob $10K job for the entire body?

 

Cost around $8000 with OEM Glasurit paint, plus one broken shield when dismantled.
Also painted the engine bay panels which blistered around the screw holes.
Opened headlights and polished interior.

 

$8000 for whole car repaint seems a great deal!

 

Ouch!! Is right . That was Ferrari tax being added . That no more than 3k job

 

FYI - Stuarts is whom my local ferrari dealer uses, so I knew I was going to get a good job done. Yep, if I hadn't taken it to the dealer, I'm sure it world have cost quite a bit more for the same job.